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Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 10:05am On Oct 01, 2014 |
0merta: the needs of eastern Nigeria was /is different rrom that of western Nigeria. Poverty in the latter prompted the free education thing while the former didn't really have those issues. Zik didnt look like a crook. And really, many south westerners especially the older generations don't understand simple English, this includes those that went to secondary schools. Yea, Nigeria waited for the denomination to rise before honoring people like zik. You don't expect him to be on #100 and below, why do you think some northerners are protesting that tafawa balewa should be put on the next denomination? Please, tell me why awolowo was jailed . 2 Likes |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by AMACRITY(f): 10:08am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Abiola, Dora Akunyili and me. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by tejpot(m): 10:08am On Oct 01, 2014 |
InyinyaAgbaOku:Achievements are without biase a universal currency and I got the fact that he has influenced people with his achievements. Whether some people try to discredit or denigrate his achievement is left to be seen in years to come. I support ur claim that he's worthy of celebration, what I don't support is over celebrating him when thousands of Nigerians home and abroad have equally achieved that fit in their respective field. No offence |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by berrystunn(m): 10:08am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Lt. Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi ..... RIP Excellency, Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu (the Ikemba)...RIP Major Kaduna Nzeogwu ......RIP Lt. Col. Banjo, a Yoruba, with the Biafran rank of brigadier ..... RIP Prof. Wole Soyinka. If i have my way to power, some major street in Igboland will be named after them. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Nosu(m): 10:10am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Kunleskey: Let's stop deceiving ourself Nigeria did not have any hero.. We only have big men and they are not great men but a failure...God will richly bless you. Nigerians are too sentimental, tribal conscious and religious that they can see things as they are. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Sheenor: 10:11am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Obafemi Awolowo Prof. Wole Soyinka Chief MKO Abiola Chief Gani Fawehinmi Umaru Musa Yaradua |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 10:13am On Oct 01, 2014 |
tejpot: there is nothing like over celebration. Intellectuals like him has no national awards, but idi.ots were given awards. Nobody is over celebrating him. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Ninilowo(m): 10:14am On Oct 01, 2014 |
My hero?....... That should be Nigeria Bottling Company nah. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Ninilowo(m): 10:16am On Oct 01, 2014 |
berrystunn: Lt. Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi ..... RIPHmmmmm.......... I remember him and I trowey salute...... COLONEL VICTOR BANJO. hawuah sir! 1 Like |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Nosu(m): 10:17am On Oct 01, 2014 |
A hero (masculine) or heroine (feminine) (Ancient Greek: ἥρως, hḗrōs) refers to characters who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice—that is, heroism—for some greater good of all humanity. This definition originally referred to martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence So with this understanding, let return to our list and critical evaluate our list and u will realise that they were all fighting for themselves and not u for ur good. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Nobody: 10:26am On Oct 01, 2014 |
0merta: Cheers Bro. This is Konmight. The Ogas have banned my monikers Konmight and CocoaMerchant. I no send dem sha, I'm deleting the 3 accounts after the election. Ghana must go. Success Bro. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Nobody: 10:30am On Oct 01, 2014 |
DonDiego: Bros, nowhere in the world is the VC position given stricly to the most senior academic in a particular university. It is also usally not strictly for the most brillant. Or else only Nobel Prize winners would be VCs abroad. So your argument is weak on that score. Yeah, When it favours your people, it's MELIT. I got it. Cheers. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by nzeBiddle(m): 10:31am On Oct 01, 2014 |
While our first generation leaders successfully fought for and gained independence for the country, I do not regard any one of them a hero -primarily for one reason viz: SOWING THE SEEDS OF ETHNO-RELIGOUS/ REGIONAL DISCORD in the polity immediately they took over from the colonialists. The result of that singular act, we are still grappling with today -politics of nepotism, regionalism etc. No ideology, no philosophy, no 'issues'-based discourse ...and I am talking of the ahmadu bellos, the azikiwes, the awolowos of this world. Anyway my heroes in no particular order include: Dora Akunyili: no need to mention why Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka: not just for his acheivements and worldwide acclaim in literature but also for being a consistent fighter and beleiver in social justice through the years. Below are other folks who share a similar feat especially vis a vis fighting social injustice Chinualumogu Achebe Gani Fawehinmi Olisa Agbakoba Rear Admiral Ndubisi Kanu Mallam Aminu Kano Femi Falana Fela Anikulapo Kuti 'Ebami eda' |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Kingspin(m): 10:32am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Warning!! We will not accept any name that introduced tribalism in the country .. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Nosu(m): 10:32am On Oct 01, 2014 |
hifaif: PROF. WOLE SOYINKA: This is a man that knows what we are saying. Ojukwu that made children lost their parents and parents lost their children but couldn't loss his life for what he started and what he believed in. WE ARE JUST TOO BLIND IN THIS COUNTRY. So if u were born a yoruba man, Awolowo would hv been an hero on ur list and OJukwu won't have. U can see our level of reasoning. When u don't think right, u can't live right. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Blaqsmith(m): 10:33am On Oct 01, 2014 |
redcliff:Apologies if I sound harsh... Stay cool. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by poweredcom(m): 10:35am On Oct 01, 2014 |
quid:first of all do u know lexington steele? Haha he aint nigerian...oo but dats my mentor |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Tarteenah: 10:37am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Mama Ekundayo Gani fawehimi Funsho Williams |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by berrystunn(m): 10:37am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Blaqsmith: IS NOT ONE NIGERIA RIGHT? |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by amAZEing: 10:39am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Simkreative: Abacha The greatest HOS Nigeria ever had. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by benjsniper33: 10:41am On Oct 01, 2014 |
tonychristopher: hey kid, you aint making any sense, this thread is not for spewing hate, it for honouring heroes who were commited to the advancement of the peoples of nigeria be it for the hausas, igbos or yorubas. You can hate but pls carry ur wares to another market. NEEEEXXTTTT.........! |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Amadaz(m): 10:44am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Austin jay jay okocha |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Nobody: 10:44am On Oct 01, 2014 |
PeetaBishop: mine is Abubakar Shekau very funny but i forgot to laugh!!!! |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Blaqsmith(m): 10:46am On Oct 01, 2014 |
berrystunn:One Nigeria in diversity. Diversity in One Nigeria. That oxymoron is comprehensible enough for u to understand my stance. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by amAZEing: 10:47am On Oct 01, 2014 |
0merta: "Awolowo was a leader of great Stature. He was a Leader who was eminently successful. That he did not fulfill a presidential ambition cannot detract from his leadership, and us, poor us, who were not his people, must continue, to regret that our own leaders (Nnamdi Azikiwe, Michael Okpara) had not led us as he did his people or achieved for us as he did for his people..." On The Marble 1 Like |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by amAZEing: 10:53am On Oct 01, 2014 |
On The Marble 0merta: "As a leader of the modern cast, Awolowo has left Nigeria standards which are indelible, standards beside which future aspirants to public leadership can be eternally measured. He was firm, articulate, painstaking, and uncompromising. He was, for a long time, the only Nigerian leader who enunciated principles and played down personalities. He was a brilliant political administrator and a most erudite teacher. He not only identified himself wholly with the aspirations of the Yoruba people of Nigeria but also he was able to convince the Yoruba people of Nigeria that he and only he epitomized the highest point of their political aspirations and consciousness. He was loved, he was feared but above all he belonged to the people he professed to lead. At his death I had the singular honour of proposing for him the epitaph that has endured – ‘he was the best President that Nigeria never had’..." 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by DonDiego(m): 10:55am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Haba blos. Ndigbo have always asked for melit since 1914. And it has arways favoured us when melit is the main criterion. I still wonder why hall the yorubas who can't deal with competition halways react the way you just did when they hare given an halternative view. Steadmann: |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Kay17: 10:57am On Oct 01, 2014 |
The funny thing is the so called National heroes were always bickering cowards. Awolowo couldn't stand against the Military, too much of a coward. Same with Ojukwu. Ahmadu Bello was a plain hearted tribalist and Islamist. They all lacked vision, they couldn't see beyond their doorsteps. |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by berrystunn(m): 10:58am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Blaqsmith: For me Obafemi Awolowo is convergent evolution (Vulture). |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Damiruth: 11:00am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Fela Anikulapo Kuti Sanni Abacha Dora Akuyili Me Myself |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by koolg: 11:01am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Blaqsmith: Chief Obafemi Awolowo. oga. propose and propound is one and the same word |
Re: Who Is Your Nigeria Hero: Past And Present? by Nobody: 11:02am On Oct 01, 2014 |
DonDiego: Hahahahahahahahahahaha You are good. You made me laugh. I concur Bro. Cheers. |
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